Bacon press



June 21, 1932. H. B. sTRoUP 1,864,101

BACON PRESS Filed March 18, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXY Inventor A Home y Patented June 21, 1932 UNITED STATES HARRY B. STROUP, OF ALAMOSA, COLORADO BACON PRESSv Application led March 18, 1931. Serial No. 523,640.

Thepresent invention relates to a bacon press and has for its prime object to provide means by which pickled bacon and other cured pork cuts and meats may be subjected to pressure during the smoking process for the purpose of obtaining uniformity of thickness and shape in the smoked or finished product.

Another important object of the invention resides in the provision of a device of this nature which is exceedingly simple in construction, inexpensive to manufacture, strong and durable, easy to manipulate, thoroughly eiicient and reliable in use and otherwise well adapted to the purpose for which it is designed.

vWith the above and numerous other objects in view as will appear as the -description proceeds, the invention resides in certain novel features of construction, and in the combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the drawings:

Figure l is a plan View of the basket,

Figure 2 is a longitudinal section through the device. V

Figure 3 is a plan View of the press, and Figure 4 is an end view of the device. Referring to the drawings in detail it will be seen that the press P is constructed of woven wire or wire screen 5 provided with a mesh of sufficient size to allow smoke to come in contact with the contents of the device during the smoking process. The Woven wire or screen is held in place and given strength by a frame 6 and longitudinal braces 7. Letter B denotes a basket also con* structed of suitable woven Wire or screen 8 0 on a frame work 9 to provide a closed end and an open end. A hook 10 is provided at the open end to hang thebasket up. The basket is of suflieient size to receive the press P therein. This press P is provided at one end with hooks which when placed through fastened to the end members of the rectanthe mesh in the closed end of thebasket as i' illustrated in Figure 2 function as hin es.

By moving the free end of the press ownwardly from the position indicated in dotted lines in Figure 2 with one end hinged as de-` 50 scribed, subjects the pickled cut such as bacon or the like to pressure and thereby spread the same to all parts of the basket so as to give uniform thickness and shape.

By placing the hooks 1 in higher or lower mesh in the end of the basket adjustment may be made to obtain the thickness desired. Numeral 2 denotes a clamp used to hold the free end of the press in engagement with the open end of the basket while the contents are n under pressure. The clamp has several notches to accommodate the desired adjustment.

It is thought that the construction, operation, utility and advantages of this invention Wi ll now be quite apparent to those skilled in this art without a more detailed description thereof. f'

The present embodiment of the invention I has been described in considerable detail merely for the purposes of exemplification since in actual practice it attains the features of advantage enumerated as desirable in the statement of the invention and the above description.

It will be apparent that changes in the details of construction, and in the combination yand arrangement of parts may be resorted to Without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed or sacrificing any of its advanta es.

Having thus described my invention, W at I claim as new is:

A press for pressing bacon and the like comprising a basket formed of a frame and wire mesh, one end ofthe basket being closed and the other open, a clamp member formed of a rectangular frame and covered with wire mesh tting in the basket, longitudinal extending brace members having tapered ends A gulary frame with the loWer ed es contacting the mesh, a plurality of hoo s, on one of the end members of the rectangular frame for engaging portions of the Wire mesh at the Closed end of the basket, a Wire pivoted to the other end member of the rectangular frame and bent into a plurality of loops for engaging the end membervof the basket at the open end thereof, and a hook member pivotally Connected to said last mentioned end member of the basket.

In testimony vwhereof yI aix my signature. Y

Y HARRYB. STROUP. 

